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    The economic determinants of political Islam: an empirical investigation of the Arab Spring in Egypt

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015
    This paper empirically studies the voting outcomes of the first post-revolution presidential elections in Egypt. In light of the strong success of Islamist candidate Mohamed Morsi, it identifies three dimensions which can affect voting outcomes: human capital stock, wealth and employment structure. The author finds that less educated, poorer and more unequal districts support more Islamists.
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    China and India, “rising powers” and African development : challenges and opportunities

    Nordic Africa Institute / Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala, 2014
    In this report, the challenges and opportunities arising from the growing ties between two key “Rising Powers,” China and India, and Africa are more fully explored. This trend has given rise to speculative, exaggerated and ideological responses and a mixture of anxiety and hope.
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    South and Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean-South Atlantic nexus: strategic and blue economy dimensions

    Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2015
    This policy brief summarises and updates the outcome of the very first symposium devoted to exploring Indian Ocean-South Atlantic sea lanes of convergence around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope.
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    South African Futures 2035: Can Bafana Bafana still score?

    Institute for Security Studies, 2015
    It is evident that, as much as the country has made progress, South Africa has made an incomplete transition to inclusive politics and an incomplete transition towards inclusive economics.
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    Recalibrating South Africa’s role in global economic governance: a Nigerian perspective on some strategic challenges

    Global Economic Governance Africa, 2015
    A Nigerian perspective on South Africa’s position in global economic governance, particularly in relation to its role in the BRICS grouping and the G-20, provides critical insights into the potential benefits of a reinvigorated Nigerian–South African partnership.
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    Supply or demand? How politics influences the implementation of the MGNREGA in Rajasthan

    Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, 2014
    The recent performance of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has been a matter of debate. Rajasthan, especially, performed impressively in the initial years of its National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), but experienced a sharp decline (even relative to other states) in outcomes from 2010 onwards.
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    How should Uganda grow?

    Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, 2014
    Income per capita in Uganda has doubled in the last 20 years. However, economic growth has been concentrated in non-tradable activities and faces challenges, including rapid rural population growth, high dependency ratios and an approaching oil boom of uncertain size and duration.
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    Anticipating the South African tenure in the Chair of the G77: the context and contours

    Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2014
    South Africa has a precious opportunity to use the chairpersonship of the G77 to help transform the agency of the global south from making lofty undertakings to taking concrete measures to implement what has been agreed. It has the opportunity to strengthen the G77 secretariat by attracting more financial resources and ensuring sound and efficient management systems are in place.
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    Multilateral development cooperation: what does it mean for South Africa’s foreign policy?

    Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2013
    As South Africa looks to consolidate its approach towards international development cooperation, decision makers will be faced with new challenges in reconciling policy implementation with identified principles. In March 2013, the Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) hosted a working roundtable focusing on multilateral development cooperation and South Africa’s foreign policy.
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    Africa-Brazil relations in the context of global changes

    Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2014
    Relations between Africa and Brazil date back to the era of slave trade in which many African slaves were settled in Brazil and other parts of Latin America and the Caribbean Island. Due to the historical experience of slave trade, the African dimension remains very robust and apparent in Brazil, through genetic, cultural  and linguistic legacy.

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